cannabis reform

While the cannabis industry celebrated five states passing reform initiatives on Election Day, advocates noticed that the bills lacked key parameters to address social equity. In New Jersey, legislators sought to quickly pass adult use legislation after voters approved the ballot question. But...

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Mississippi officials want to disqualify the state's cannabis reform measure after 74.1% of voters said yes to medical legalization. The appeal isn't because they oppose reform. The reform measure, they claim, was unlawfully placed on the ballot (h/t Marijuana...

A majority of Arizona voters have voted "yes" for recreational cannabis. According to the New York Times and The Associated Press, more than 1.4 million of the state's voters — 59.9% — have approved Proposition 207. The move expands the Copper State...

GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG) is entering the state of Arizona via the acquisition of Phoenix-based Hydroponics Depot. The Denver-based company, a large hydroponics retail chain serving the cannabis industry in the U.S., expands to the Arizona market at an opportune time....

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle openly endorsed two marijuana reform ballot initiatives in South Dakota. Daschle, a Vietnam veteran, served as a United States senator for South Dakota between 1987 and 2005, becoming the Minority Leader in 1995, and the Majority Leader in 2001. He is...

New Zealand will head to the polls on Oct. 17 to decide cannabis legalization. The Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill would let adults 20 and over buy up to 14 grams of marijuana and grow up to two plants per person, or four per household. The ballot question does...

As cannabis companies look to the winter months, one topic is top of mind: the expansion of legalization. On Election Day, Nov. 3, there will be a number of ballot initiatives for voters to consider. Voters in New Jersey, Arizona and Montana — where there are existing medical...

Those with marijuana convictions in Michigan may soon be able to clear their criminal records thanks to the State Senate's passing of two bills Wednesday. What To Know: The Michigan Senate has approved new expungement measures that would allow hundreds of thousands of people to clear their...

Registered voters in New Jersey are expected to vote in favor of adult-use marijuana legalization in November — but uncertainty surrounds the pending legislation.  "Cannabis advocates looking forward to creating an adult use regulated and taxed cannabis marketplace...